Fastening device for blankets



June 30, 1953 R. RAMSLAND FASTENING DEVICE FOR BLANKETS Filed Sept. 24, 1951 INVENTOR RUTH RAMSLAND /Uhmw /WF/8M ATTORNEYS Patented June 30, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FASTENING DEVICE FOR BLANKETS Ruth Ramsland, Stavanger, Norway Application September 24, 1951, Serial No. 248,000 In Norway July 11, 1949 3 Claims. (-01. 2-310) 7 The present invention relates to a fastening device for baby blankets. It is a known fact that all babies are usually wrapped in a blanket of some kind. Mothers, however, soon'find themselves faced with this problem: namely, how can I prevent my child from kicking off this blanket during the night? This question brings us to the point of my invention. The primary purpose is: to fasten a blanket around the child in such a Way that it will be impossible for the child to kick it off during the night or at any other time. By using my baby blanket belt, the baby sleeps warmly as well as comfortably throughout the night thus bringing peace and freedom from constant worry to all mothers.

The baby blanket belt is a fastening device consisting of a belt to which elastic braces are fastened. At the ends of these braces, clips are attached to be used for fastening purposes. The braces are adjustable, making the belt usable for children of all ages.

The annexed drawings illustrate one form of construction of the device in which,

Fig. 1 is a rear view of a blanket fastening device in unfolded position.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of a child wrapped in a blanket fastened in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a child placed in a bed and covered by a blanket fastened in accordance with the invention.

The fastening device consists of an elastic belt I which, in the form shown is provided with a buckle 2. To this belt is fastened crossed elastic braces 3 and 4 which are provided at the ends with clips 5. The lower parts of the braces consist of adjustable straps 6 and 1 which have double parts at their ends similar to usual braces and are provided with adjusting loops 9 and clips 8 at their ends. At some distance from the center of the belt, the latter is provided with two fastening hoops I and II in which safety parts may be fastened for preventing the child from falling out of the bed.

Such securing parts may be provided with a hoop at one end and a catch at the opposite end thus enabling them to be secured to some kind of support.

A blanket l2 of wool or any other material is placed around the child, the belt is placed around the waist, and the braces 3 and 4 laid over the shoulders whereupon the clips are fastened on both sides to the upper edge of the blanket. The clips 8 are fastened in a similar 2 manner to the lower parts of the blanket so that the blanket is held together in the manner of a bag. In cases of very young babies, the lower edge of the blanket is bent backwards around the legs as shown in Fig. 2 and the clips fastened to such bent parts. If the child is older, the blanket may be placed freely around the legs and the clips fastened at, for example, stocking height-the straps 6 and i being shortened correspondingly by means of the hoops 9. When a child of one and a half to two years is to be held out, the mother may bend the blanket backwards without loosening any clip and without loosening the blanket which means a great deal, particularly in cold Winter nights.

The elasticity of the braces permits the child freedom of natural motion in the blanket so much, that a larger child may Wear the warm blanket for playing around the house upon leaving the bed in the morning.

The baby blanket belt is constructed in such a way that it may be used with any loose blanket.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A fastening device for a childs blanket comprising a belt with a buckle adapted to surround the body of the child and to centrally secure a blanket wrapped about the child, a pair of elongated bands extending above and below said belt and secured thereto at spaced points adjacent and on each side of the center thereof and crossing each other above the belt, the portions above said crossing being adapted to pass over the shoulders of the child and the portions below the belt being of a length to extend to the wearers feet fasteners at the upper and lower free ends of said bands for engaging the contiguous ends of a blanket respectively at the front and back of the child.

2. The construction as in claim 1 in which the crossed bands are elastic.

3. The construction as in claim 1 in which the lower end portions of said bands which engage the fasteners have return folds therein for lengthening the same.

RUTH RAMSLAND.

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